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secretary Bayard interviewed.
Sir James Fer9usoh's Statement In
tho Hoase Of Commons.
The Order for SEEKING British Seal
ers In Alaska Not Discontinued.
Alaskan Seizures Have Nothing to 10
With the Canadian Fisheries.
Assistant Secretary Porter Having
Resigned During His Supporters
Absence shows the Provo.
cation 20 be Great.

WAsHINaroS, September lS.-In an
ever to an inquiry today relative to
the statement is the British House OF
Commons by Sir James Ferguson, to
the feet that the United States Gov.
eminent had ordered the discoutinu.
snce Of the seizures Of b itish vessels
sealing In Alaskan waters, Secretary
Bayard said that his attention had al.
ready been drawn to the matter and
he bad read the statement with sur.
prise. He knew nothing Of the mix
ing Of an order such as described. The
vessels seized this summer are now In
the castody Of the judiciary awaiting
the action Of the COURT, which will
determine the legality Of the seizures,
Touching that part Of the statement
ascribed to The British Parliamentary
Secretary, where he says that the ser.
ures are TO be discontinued while the
fisheries negotiations are In proeress,
Secretary Bayard said that there was
no relation or connection OF any kind
between the seizures in Alaskan va.
tiers and the questions arising under
the treaty OF 1918 relative 10 the Can.
adian fisheries. The negotiations with
the British Government upon the latt
named subject are progressing No well
as can be expected, No selections
have yet been made oil persons TO as.
sist the U 1ited States Government in
the negotiations; but Secretary Bay.
ard says he 10 hopeful Of his ability to
lay b fore Congress, wien II sseem.
bles, satisfactory b isis Of settlement
OF the 1jfisrencas between the United
States and Great Britain respecting
the d 'heries.
Mr.. PoRrKR's RKrIREMKST.
The special Washington correspond.
ent II the Baltimore sun. today, sgeik
ing Of the retirement OF Gov. Porler
from tho State Department, says; The
fact that Assistant Secretary Porter
severed his connection with the State
Department during the absence from
the city Of Secretary Bayard Ia 70.
garded ss tending 10 confirm the 10
port that Gov. Porler's retirement
nom Off cial life was the reeult OF a
disagreement between Secretary Bay
ard and himself. A Syuthern Senator,
who lie q warm perJonal friend OF Mr..
BAyaid, and afro on pleasant relations
with Gov. Porter, remarked that the
provocation must have been great to
induce Gov. Porter 10 retire from the
State Department 20 abruptly, withou,
showing due courtesy 10 his su peior
officer before takirg his departure.
Tho most plausible explanation given,
ard the one generally acc ,pted In nd.
ministration circles, Ia that Secretary
Bayard, who has been carrying on the
fisheries negotiations single handed,
90 far as his tiiicial associates are con.
oerned, became greatly irritAted at
seeing Gov. POr.er's published state.
ments contradicGing the position he
Che SeIretary) bad assumed. In the
interview which followed between
the Secretary aid his assistant, the lat.
ter, Il 10 said, considered that his co1.
duct was impugned Dy csrtaln remarks
OF The Secretary, whoTeupon he imms-
dia,ely determined 10 fever bis con.
nection with the State Department.
IsDIAEs THREATEN vIoLKNck.
Information has been received Of
the Indian Office from Indian Agent
Kinney and special Agent Weet, at
the Yankton OAK lnoisn Agency,
that about iLirty bucks Of ths Yank.
ton Sioux threaten violence 10 no
Surveyor aud TO ths GpseiAl AGENTS
under whose tupeiy si6l alloim snts
II la d are being made at that agency,
No well Ne 20 those IL their uibs who
are receiving their allolments. Tbs
surveyors lave several times befn
driven from tie work. ActiIg upon
this iBfoi ma ion, ihs Commissioner II
Indian Affairs, through the acting Sec.
re'aiy Of the Interior, has r,quested
the War Depar ment TO instruct tbs
opmmaudibg Cfhctr at Fort Randall,
Dsk by TELEGRAPH, 10 send hufii
Gent fol CO to the reservation 10 pro-
tsct all persons from violence. and 10
enforce the orders Il the sgent when
called upon by him. The War Depart.
ment promptly complied with this re-
quest. An inspector Oh tho gfound
reports that two thirds Of Ihpre 10.
dians dstire sllotmenF, md thAt the
Thirty oostructionists belong to tie
non.progrreslve element. In bis let.
t,r OF rteuett TO tbs Secretary Of War,
ActiSg Secretary MuldIow s,ys: at
Ia the desire 81 the department that
the takiug 81 allotments Of lands ur-
der the q ve'aity act OF February 8,
1857, thah be voluntary ON the part
OF the IDdiaDs accepting them, and
that al coe'oive measures be avoided,